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Roy Ayers Ubiquity: He’s Coming

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In March 1972, “Polydor” label released “He’s Coming”, album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity (the ninth Roy Ayers album overall). It was recorded in 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Myrnaleah Williams.

Personnel:

  • Roy Ayers – vocals, organ, vibraphone, arrangements
  • Sandy Hewitt – vocal
  • Bob Fusco – guitar
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Harry Whitaker – vocals, organ, electric piano, arrangements
  • John Williams – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • David Lee, Jr. – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
  • Juma Santos – congas
  • Sonny Fortune – soprano saxophone
  • Selwart Clarke – strings
  • Carol Smiley, Gloria Jones, Victoria Hospedale – backing vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Kats Abe – art direction, design
  • Kinji Nakamura – design
  • Minoru Aoki – photography

Track listing:

  1. He’s a Superstar
  2. He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother
  3. Ain’t Got Time
  4. I Don’t Know How To Love Him
  5. He’s Coming
  6. We Live In Brooklyn Baby
  7. Sweet Butterfly Of Love
  8. Sweet Tears
  9. Fire Weaver

The Style Council: Café Bleu

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On March 16, 1984, “Polydor” label released “Café Bleu”, the debut Style Council (The) studio album. It was recorded October 1983 – January 1984, at “Solid Bond” and “CBS” in London, and was produced by Pete Wilson and Paul Weller.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar; bass guitar, synthesizer, flute
  • Mick Talbot – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ; brass synthesizer, bass synthesizer, brass sound, clavinet
  • Steve White – drums, percussion
  • Randy Anderson – guitar
  • Ben Watt – guitar
  • Chris Bostock – double bass, bass
  • Billy Chapman – saxophone
  • Hilary Seabrook – saxophone
  • Barbara Snow – trumpet
  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Dizzi Heights (Brian Beaton) – rap
  • Dee C. Lee – backing and co-vocals
  • Bobby Valentino – violin
  • Pete Wilson – drum programming

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. Mick’s Blessings – Mick Talbot
  2. The Whole Point of No Return
  3. Me Ship Came In!
  4. Blue Café
  5. The Paris Match
  6. My Ever Changing Moods
  7. Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse – Paul Weller, Mick Talbot
  8. A Gospel
  9. Strength of Your Nature
  10. You’re the Best Thing
  11. Here’s One That Got Away
  12. Headstart for Happiness
  13. Council Meetin’ – Paul Weller, Mikc Talbot

Return To Forever: No Mystery

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In February 1975, “Polydor” label released “No Mystery”, the fifth Return to Forever album. It was recorded in January 1975, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Shelly Yakus.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog), snare drum, marimba
  • Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stanley Clarke – vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizer
  • Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, marimba
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Tom Rabstenek – mastering
  • Bill Levy – cover art direction

Track listing:

  1. Dayride – Stanley Clarke
  2. Jungle Waterfall – Chick Corea. Stanley Clarke
  3. Flight of the Newborn – Al Di Meola
  4. Sofistifunk – Lenny White
  5. Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal – Chick Corea, Lenny White, Al Di Meola
  6. No Mystery – Chick Corea
  7. Interplay – Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke
  8. Celebration Suite, Part I – Chick Corea
  9. Celebration Suite, Part II – Chick Corea

Return To Forever: Light As A Feather

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In January 1973, “Polydor” label released “Light as a Feather”, the second Return to Forever studio album. It was recorded in October 1972, at “IBC” in London, and was produced by Chick Corea.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
  • Joe Farrell – flute, soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Stanley Clarke – double bass
  • Airto Moreira – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. You’re Everything – lyrics by Neville Porter, music by Chick Corea
  2. Light as a Feather – lyrics by Flora Purim, music by Stanley Clarke
  3. Captain Marvel – music by Chick Corea
  4. 500 Milles High – lyrics by Neville Porter, music by Chick Corea
  5. Children’s Song – music by Chick Corea
  6. Spain – music by Chick Corea

The Waitresses: Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?

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On January 11, 1982, “Polydor” (licensed from ZE Records) label released “Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?”, the debut Waitresses (The) studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981, and was produced by Chris Butler and Kurt Munkacsi.

Personnel:

  • Patty Donahue – vocals
  • Chris Butler – guitar
  • Dan Klayman – keyboards
  • Mars Williams – reeds
  • Tracy Wormworth – bass
  • David Hofstra – bass
  • Billy Ficca – drums
  • Ariel Warner – backing vocals
  • Rick Dailey – piano
  • Ralph Carney – saxophone
  • Don Christensen – drums
  • Stuart Austin – drums
  • Andrew Fuhrmann – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Butler.

  1. No Guilt
  2. Wise Up
  3. Quit
  4. It’s My Car
  5. Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?
  6. I Know What Boys Like
  7. Heat Night
  8. Redland
  9. Pussy Strut
  10. Go On
  11. Jimmy Tomorrow

RAM: Where? (In Conclusion)

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In January 1972, “Polydor” label released “Where? (In Conclusion)”, the only RAM album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Ultrasound Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ralph De Martino, Dennis Carbone, Michael Rodriguez, Steeler, John De Martino and Ron Terry.

Personnel:

  • Ralph De Martino – vocals, guitar
  • Dennis Carbone – vocals, piano, tambourine
  • Michael Rodriguez – vocals, bass guitar
  • Steeler – drums
  • John De Martino – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Bill Stahl – engineer
  • Mike Colchamiro – engineer
  • Ton Nackman – art direction
  • Jordan Malek – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Aza – Ron Terry
  2. here? (In Conclusion)
  3. The Want in You – Michael Rodriguez, Ron Terry
  4. Stoned Silence = John De Martino, Ron Terry
  5. Odyssey – John De Martino, Michael Rodriguez, Ralph De Martino
  6. The Mother’s Day Song – Ralph De Martino, Ron Terry

Fantasy: Paint A Picture

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In December 1973, “Polydor” label released “Paint a Picture”, the only Fantasy album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, and was produced by Peter Sames.

Personnel:

  • Paul Lawrence – vocals, twelve-string guitar, arrangements
  • Peter James – vocals, lead guitar, arrangements
  • David Metcalfe – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
  • David Read – vocals, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Jon Webster – vocals, percussion, arrangements
  • Andrew Pryce Jackman – brass arrangements
  • Graham Preskett – cello arrangements
  • David Grinstead – engineer
  • Larry Learmonth – design
  • Pete Lavery – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Metcalfe, David Read and Paul Lawrence.

  1. Paint a Picture
  2. Circus
  3. The Award
  4. Politely Insane
  5. Widow
  6. Icy River
  7. Thank Christ
  8. Young Man’s Fortune
  9. Gnome Songe
  10. Silent Mime

Aphrodite’s Child: It’s Five O’Clock

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On November 27, 1969, “Polydor” label released “It’s Five O’Clock”, the second Aphrodite’s Child studio album. It was recorded in June 1969, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Vangelis, Demis Roussos and Lucas Sidera.

Personnel:

  • Vangelis – keyboards, organ, piano, clavichord, flutes
  • Demis Roussos – lead vocals, bass, guitar
  • Lucas Sideras – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Toft – engineer
  • Hitoshi Takiguchi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Francis and Vangelis Papathanassiou, except where noted.

  1. It’s Five O’Clock
  2. Wake Up
  3. Take Your Time
  4. Annabella – Richard Adams, Demis Roussos
  5. Let Me Love, Let Me Live – Richard Francs, Lucas Sideras
  6. Funky Mary
  7. Good Time So Fine – Valerie Johnson, Vangelis Papathanassiou
  8. Marie Jolie
  9. Such a Funny Night

Michael Kiwanuka: Small Chages

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On November 22, 2024, “Polydor” label released “Small Changes”, the fourth Michael Kiwanuka studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Danger Mouse and Inflo.

Personnel:

  • Michael Kiwanuka – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer, piano, drums
  • Inflo – drums, piano, backing vocals, keyboards, Rhodes, synthesizer, bass guitar
  • James Payne – electric slide guitar 
  • Jimmy Jam – organ, Hammond organ
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Brian Burton – drums, synthesizer programming
  • Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
  • Stevvi Alexander – backing vocals
  • LaVance Colley – backing vocals
  • Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals
  • Emily Holligan – backing vocals
  • Simone Richards – backing vocals
  • Rosie Danvers – string arrangements
  • Pete Anthony – orchestra conductor
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer, mixing
  • Todd Monfalcone – engineer
  • Kennie Takahashi – engineer
  • Tom Hardistry – strings engineering, strings recording
  • Chandler Harrod – strings recording
  • Alex Kalteziotis – engineer assistant
  • Brian Bair – engineer assistant
  • Dave Clarke – engineer assistant
  • Emily Reeves – engineer assistant
  • Emma Marks – engineer assistant
  • Jacob Spitzer – engineer assistant
  • Max Anstruther – engineer assistant
  • Noah Rastegar – engineer assistant
  • Rich Wheeler – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Nelson – engineer assistant
  • Rich Wheeler – strings engineer assistant
  • Ryan Nelson – strings engineer assistant
  • Dave Clarke – strings engineer assistant
  • Brian Bair – strings engineer assistant
  • Ben Baptie – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Yout – art
  • Marcus Grey – photography, creative direction
  • Jeremy Ngatho Cole – creative direction, design
  • Jude Amponsah – design

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Michael Kiwanuka, Brian Burton, and Dean Josiah Cover, except where noted.

  1. Floating Parade
  2. Small Changes
  3. One and Only
  4. Rebel Soul
  5. Lowdown (Part I)
  6. Lowdown (Part II)
  7. Follow Your Dreams
  8. Live for Your Love
  9. Stay By My Side
  10. The Rest of Me
  11. Four Long Years – Michael Kiwanuka, Brian Burton

Imagine Dragons: Origins

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On November 9, 2018, “Kidinakorner”, “Polydor” and “Interscope” labels released “Origins”, the fourth Imagine Dragons studio album. It was recorded November 2017 – October 2018, and was produced by Alex da Kid, Mattman & Robin, John Hill, Joel Little, Tim Randolph, and Jayson DeZuzio.

Personnel:

  • Dan Reynolds – lead and additional backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Wayne Sermon – acoustic and electric guitar, violin, backing vocals; engineer
  • Ben McKee – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Platzman – drums, viola, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kygo – vocals
  • Elisa – vocals
  • Alex da Kid – programming, executive production
  • Mattman & Robin – engineer
  • Ido Zmishlany – engineer
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Jorgen Odegard – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mark Needham – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Tyler Spratt – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Beeple – cover art
  • Dina Hovsepian – design, layout
  • Eric Ray Davidson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, and Daniel Platzman, additional writers as below.

  1. Natural – Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter
  2. Boomerang – Jorgen Odegard
  3. Machine – Alexander Grant
  4. Cool Out – Tim Randolph
  5. Bad Liar – Jorgen Odegard, Aja Volkman
  6. West Coast
  7. Zero – John Hill
  8. Bullet in a Gun – Grant, Jayson DeZuzio
  9. Digital – Grant
  10. Only – Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter
  11. Stuck – Grant, Jayson DeZuzio
  12. Love – Ido Zmishlany